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Every time I return to Purnea, I get asked the same question: What change have you seen in Bihar since you first began visiting over ten years ago? While working at Girindranath Jha’s newly established “Chanka Residency” last month, I wrote a few thoughts about my changing answer to this question.

BBC pulled some illustrations from my social media feed, including my typos! 🙂

While in Delhi recently,I joined writer and lyricist Varun Grover to speak on the topic हिंदी और विश््व — Hindi and the World. We were hosted by Rajkamal Prakashan and the Indus Syndicate. Continue reading

I sat down in Delhi with Kuldeep Mishra from The Lallantop a few days ago. We discussed Hindi literature, folklore, social media, and more. This was a fun interview to do, especially toward the end, when Kuldeep tested me on folklore from regions around Delhi. Enjoy!